In order to fully comprehend how Islam views women, it is essential to first understand the status of women in the Arabian peninsula. The social and political culture that existed in Arabia when the Prophet began to spread his message was rooted in membership in clans and tribes dominated by patriarchs. 54 The domination of society and culture by men during Jahiliyyah was absolute. During this period, a man could marry up to one hundred women, and, upon his death, they became part of his estate for his heirs. Some tribes practiced female infanticide, and women were never allowed to inherit. 55 It is in the context of the repressed status of women in Jahiliyyah that the innovativeness of the Qur’an’s declarations of a new status for women in society becomes clear.

The importance of this early domination of Arab society by men lies not in the popular notion that Islam is a patriarchal religion, but rather in the reassertion of male societal domination after the death of the Prophet. Although the Prophet’s death signalled the reanimation of patriarchal forces, it was not until the end of the reign of the first four Rightly-Guided khalifahs 56 that the political forces of patriarchy reasserted themselves and swiftly eroded the advances in women’s rights guaranteed by the Prophet’s teachings. 57 In order to undermine the gains made by women during the life of the Prophet, men alone began to assume the role of interpreting the Qur’an. 58 As discussed above, various schools of interpretation developed, but all had one thing in common–a patriarchal value system. 59 These schools began to disallow the participation of women in public life, and, as a result, Qur’anic scholarship and interpretation of Islamic law became the province of men, with predictable results for the rights of women in society. 60 The Islam intended by the Prophet and the Islam practiced today are identical in form only; in spirit, Islam has drifted from its guiding principles as they apply to Muslim women.

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A. The Age of the Prophet: Women as Equals

During the time of the Prophet, Islam diminished the excessive practices of Jahiliyyah by imposing new laws using the principle of gradualism. Islam granted women their dignity and allowed them to claim equal rights with men in all spheres of life. The Qur’an teaches Muslims that God created both men and women from the same soul: 61

O mankind! reverence Your Guardian-Lord, Who created you From a single Person, Created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain Scattered (like seeds) Countless men and women.62

This concept is a marked departure from the Judaeo-Christian tradition, which teaches that God first created man, and only afterward created woman as his companion. The image of creating Eve from one of Adam’s ribs reinforces the concept of women as subordinate to men. 63 The creation passage in the Qur’an marks a departure from this tradition, as do the practices and teachings of the Prophet.

In the period of nascent Islam, women played prominent roles in all realms of life: religious, political, educational, legal, moral, economic, and military. 64 A few examples will show what Islam accomplished in raising the educational level of women and will highlight Muslim women’s contributions to the growth of knowledge in Islamic society.

The Prophet gradually but persistently allowed women to assume important positions in society. He designated his wife A’isha as a religious authority by stating “take half of your religion from this ruddy-complexioned woman.” 65 Through the Prophet’s encouragement, A’isha played a visible and active role in the political, legal, and scholastic activities of the Muslim community. 66 The Prophet chose her as one of the people who would pass on knowledge of the Qur’an and his practices to later generations of Muslims. 67 A’isha herself taught famous scholars about the Qur’an and Hadith, and discussed complex problems of jurisprudence and commentary with them. 68 A’isha’s knowledge and intellect were such that her critique of some of the legal decisions of [End of Page 322] eminent jurists caused them to change their minds and instead adopt her views. 69 In addition, she narrated 2,210 Hadith of the Prophet, and scholars have noted that one-fourth of the norms of Shari’ah law were also narrated by her. 70 In almost every respect, A’isha appears to have been not only one of the Companions of the Prophet, but also an exceptional person. 71

Other women played prominent roles in the growth and enrichment of Islamic civilization. Imam Nawawi stated that Umm al-Mu’minin Hafsa “was one of the intellectual and intelligent persons.” 72 He also spoke about the mother of Anas, Umm Sulaim, as one of the learned and knowledgeable Companions of the Prophet. 73 Imam Nawawi expressed a similar opinion about Umm Atiyah, saying “[s]he is reckoned among those of the Companions who won excellence and honor and participated in jihad with the Prophet.” 74 Imam Bukhari stated that “Umm Darda’ sat in Tashahud [as a witness] as a man sits and was a jurist (therefore her actions are authoritative).” 75

Islam did not prevent women from participating in armed revolutionary resistance or legal decision-making. Zaynab, Ali’s daughter, was a revolutionary, 76 and Umm Atiyah, Hafsa, Asma’ bint Abi Bakr, and Sahla bint Suhail were all jurists. 77 Women also participated in the bay’ah 78 and, thus, were an integral part of the political process. In fact, through the bay’ah, they contributed later on to the election of the third khalifah. 79 In short, women were equal participants in the growth of the early Islamic state.

The well-known saying of Omar Ibn al-Khattab, the second Rightly-Guided khalifah, demonstrated the change in the status of women which had occurred with the advent of Islam: “By God, we did not pay attention to women in jahiliyyah until God said about them in the Qur’an what is said, and gave them their share in matters.” 80 After the schism in Islam that occurred when Ali died at the hands of the Kharijites, women in Islam began to lose their influence to the forces of patriarchy and despotism. It was through a [End of Page 323] biased interpretation of the Shari’ah, along with the rigid cultural tendencies of male jurists, that women became confined to a secluded life and subordinate existence to men.

Customs and traditions that were an integral part of society before the Prophet began to resurface after his death. These social norms were so deeply rooted that one generation could not eradicate the built-up injustices that had developed over the centuries. The behavior and attitudes that the Prophet had tried to correct inevitably reappeared, imprinting themselves on the religion as Muslim scholars and historians began to interpret the religion and apply its laws to suit their own circumstances. Societal impulses not only stopped the gradual progress of change but also reversed the trend, affecting the interpretation of Islam in such a way as to reinforce the preexisting customs and traditions. The cure for this dilemma was supposed to lie in education, and the education of Muslims was to be the weapon wielded by Islam against the renewed onslaught of ills brought on by ignorance. This part of the Article will examine the changes that Islam brought to society and will attempt to demonstrate the effect Islam was meant to have upon its followers.

1. Education

As will be discussed below, women in Muslim societies often face discrimination, which runs counter to the rights Islam guarantees to all women. Although these rights are each important, no single right is as important as education, as it alone forms the basis of women’s ability to affect Muslim society and determine for themselves the correct application of Islam to their needs.

The Prophet applied the doctrine of gradualism to many of the changes which formed Muslim society, and the education of women was one tool in the gradual elevation of women to equal status with men. The education of women was part of Islam’s revolutionary progress out of Jahiliyyah and, together with other measures, helped to mold a new society which was to be more faithful to the pattern laid out for it by God. The evolution of Muslim society was not completed in the Prophet’s era, but his example was meant to guide future generations of Muslims in further completing God’s will. 81 Continued modification of women’s status would have ultimately resulted in equality with men had there not been a reversion to patriarchy with the catastrophic breakdown of the Muslim community into two disputing parts 82 and a subsequent regression of the Muslim society.

Education is much more than simply a right of women. It is also the religious obligation of all Muslims. 83 Islam makes absolutely no gender differentiation in the imperative to educate both women and men. 84 Muslims believe that those who seek [End of Page 324] knowledge will be rewarded with Paradise. 85 The Prophet himself stated that all women should be educated. 86 He also encouraged the education of women through his actions, specifically by ensuring that Hafsah, one of his wives, learned to read and write. 87 Scholars have commented that the Prophet did not forget to incorporate women in his general exhortation that Muslims be educated. 88 Not only is education a basic duty of all Muslims, but it represents the basis for the future equality of all believers.

2. Marital Consent

In Jahiliyyah, women generally did not have the right to choose whether to marry or not, as consent was granted or withheld by the father in consideration of a gift of money or goods which the father would keep for himself. 89 With the advent of Islam, these unenlightened practices were abrogated in favor of a woman’s right to consent. Islam guaranteed the dignity, liberty, and independence of women by securing for each woman the right to refuse or accept an offer of marriage without regard for the position of her parents. 90 The Prophet annulled the marriage of Khansa Bint Khuzama, a woman who had been forced into an unwanted marriage by her father, telling her that she could choose to marry whomever she wanted. 91 Although many of the Islamic schools of law erroneously take a different stance, the Prophet held that a virgin must consent to her marriage: “No virgin girl is to be married without first consulting her, and her silence is consent.” 92 Thus, according to Islam there should no longer be any forced marriages. A woman’s consent is a condition of marriage, and if a father forces his daughter to marry, the marriage is by that fact annulled. 93 During the Prophet’s life, whenever any decision was taken against the wishes of a young woman, the Prophet changed it after finding out her actual wishes. 94

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It is true that many Islamic schools of law allow a male guardian (wali) to make decisions concerning the marriages of young women. 95 Except for the Hanafi, the schools agree that a father who acts as a wali may force his virgin daughter to enter into marriage; 96 however, a mature woman does not need a wali when deciding upon a husband. 97 These schools have incorrectly interpreted the dictates of the Qur’an in this instance. The use of a wali results from a wish to spare minors from making poor decisions. 98 However, in view of the Prophet’s actions, the schools’ insistence on continuing the practice of male guardianship over women who have the capacity to assume responsibility for themselves seems contrary to the spirit of Islam.

As discussed earlier, prior to the advent of Islam, a woman had no right to even influence the decision concerning her marriage. The fact that women in Islam now have a say in their lives is part of the gradual, larger change in the status of women in Muslim society envisioned by the Qur’an. Viewed in light of gradualism, it is apparent that the Prophet’s actions in supporting women who refused to marry a man chosen for them represented a first step in allowing women full authority in choosing their own husbands.

The later retreat from the Prophet’s liberality demonstrated by the tradition of the wali represents a regression born of patriarchy and an incomplete understanding of the role of gradualism in reshaping society along Islamic lines.

3. Dowry

In Jahiliyyah, fathers (or natural guardians, if the father was not present) would give their daughters in marriage without regard to the women’s wishes. 99 Men would sometimes give their daughters or sisters in marriage in return for another man’s daughter or sister, and neither of the wives would get a dower, which was considered to be the property of the husbands or fathers. 100 Islam abolished this practice.

A dower (mahr) is a mandatory free gift to the wife from the husband with no conditions attached. 101 The Qur’an states:

And give the women

(On marriage) their dower As a free gift . 102

In the West, the dower is often viewed as the price determined by men for the sale of a woman. Although this was an accurate description of the practice in Arab society before the Prophet, this is no longer the case. Islamic scholars state that the mahr should be [End of Page 326] suitable to the husband’s circumstances. 103 The Prophet stated that even an iron ring may serve as a mahr. 104 The Prophet allowed one man to teach his wife verses from the Qur’an as a mahr. 105 Umar Ibn al-Khattab, the second khalifah after the Prophet’s death, attempted to limit the dower, and a woman berated him in the mosque saying that he would not take away that which God had given to women; al-Khattab subsequently relented. 106 Because the amount of the dower has been viewed as contingent on the resources of the husband rather than upon any attributes of the wife or her status, it is evident that the mahr cannot be considered as the price paid for a wife.

In Islam, the mahr is considered to be the exclusive property of the wife. No one–including her husband or father–may acquire it against her wishes, or tell her how to spend it; the mahr is hers to spend as she sees fit. 107 The payment of the dower is to the wife alone; a father is not allowed to derive any financial gain whatsoever from the transaction. 108 The Qur’an forbids husbands from attempting to regain the dower from their wives, even in the event of a divorce:

But if ye decide to take

One wife in place of another,

Even if ye had given the latter

A whole treasure for dower,

Take not the least bit of it back:

Would ye take it by slander And a manifest wrong? 109

Moreover, a Muslim husband must take care of all household expenses, and the wife is not obligated to spend any money she has, whether earned or from her mahr, on any domestic expense. 110 The immediate prohibition upon husbands seizing their wives’ dower is an example of a societal practice so repugnant to basic tenets of Islam that it was abrogated immediately. Thus, it may be seen that the changes in the status of women fostered by Islam combined immediate cessation of reprehensible practices and gradual limitations upon practices which were viewed as undesirable.

These practices are equally important to the eventual equality of women, but were less amenable to abrupt cancellation for eminently practical reasons, as demonstrated by the limitation upon the practice of polygamy.

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4. Polygamy

Before the Age of the Prophet, men could marry up to one hundred women. 111 In fact, one Arab tribe, the Thakif, were known to place no conditions or limits on the number of women a man could marry. 112 Although polygamy existed in many different societies, Islam eventually circumscribed and limited the practice in the Qur’an. 113 Islam imposed limits where before there was no limit at all, although at first blush, the Qur’an appears to permit more than one wife:

If ye fear that ye shall not

Be able to deal justly

With the orphans,

Marry women of your choice,

Two, or three, or four;

But if ye fear that ye shall not

Be able to deal justly (with them),

Then only one, or (a captive)

That your right hands possess.

That will be more suitable,

To prevent you From doing injustice. 114

Upon closer analysis, however, it becomes apparent that this passage is a microcosm of the gradualism inherent in Islam. The verse above, when viewed in conjunction with IV:129, takes on new meaning:

Ye are never able

To be fair and just

As between women,

Even if it is Your ardent desire.115

The two passages are contained in the same surah and, thus, must be read as a whole–as the entire Qur’an should be.

The passage concerning four wives must be understood in the context in which it was revealed to the Prophet. This section of the Qur’an was revealed after the battle of Uhud, when approximately ten percent of the Muslim men had been killed, leaving a large number of women and children unprotected and without means of support. 116 An earlier verse explains that the Muslims must take extreme care with the property of orphans and that using up such property or substituting it with less valuable property constitutes a great sin. 117 Verse IV:3 continues with an admonition that if the Muslim man cannot [End of Page 328] deal justly with orphans (keeping in mind the care with which their property must be handled), then he may marry others. 118

One interpretation of this verse is that a good Muslim will first consider marrying a widow before considering other possible wives. If he realizes that he would not be able to deal justly with her property, only then may he consider marrying other women. Regardless, a man should never have more than four wives. Taken in conjunction with the admonition that a man cannot deal justly with more than one woman, these verses can be read to say that no Muslim should in fact marry more than one woman, whether widowed or otherwise. This idea has not been accepted by any of the existing schools, but is not inconsistent with other verses of the Qur’an, and so is a permissible reading.

The permission to marry more than one woman has been interpreted in different ways by various scholars, consistent with the above discussion or otherwise. One interpretation states that the permission is conditioned upon a Muslim being capable of justice between all of his wives. 119 Some believe it signifies that Muslims may marry up to four orphans or widows, and such permission was granted only for the limited factual situation which existed at the time. 120 Others have simply recognized the limitation on Muslims to four wives rather than the previous unfettered discretion practiced in Jahiliyyah. 121 Still others have recognized that the limitation of four is conditioned on fair dealing among them, and read the limitation in conjunction with the admonition that one cannot be just among one’s wives. These scholars have realized that as no man can be just between several women, the prohibition on more than one is in fact absolute. 122 This is the position taken by the Tunisian Personal Statute Code.

The Tunisian Code expressly bases itself on the Shari’ah and derives its legitimacy from a modern interpretation of Islamic law. 123 When it was formulated, the Code employed various interpretations, drawing from those espoused by the different schools; the government felt that this combination best suited the needs of the Tunisian people. 124 In Tunisia, polygamy has been abolished and penal sanctions established for any man who marries more than one woman. 125 The justification for this prohibition is that, since Islam states that a Muslim must do justice among all his wives, and at the same time that this is impossible, the passages in the Qur’an amount to a prohibition. Therefore, polygamy is simply a permitted matter, not an absolute right or religious duty. Since the political authority may legislate against a permitted thing or make it obligatory according to the needs of society, polygamy may be banned by the government to safeguard society. 126 The reasoning behind the change in treatment of women in Tunisia was the [End of Page 329] notion that the basic principle of nondiscrimination in Islam should be applied in society through an enlightened and just interpretation of Shari’ah law. 127 The ban on polygamy was only one of many reforms embodied in the Tunisian Code, 128 but it exemplifies the application of principles of religious interpretation to allow Islam to best serve the needs of a modern society.

Islam was not intended to freeze human history at the point in time at which God’s Word was revealed to the Prophet. Therefore, Islam provides mechanisms of change to meet the needs of a growing umma 129 and simultaneously guides its followers in the correct path. 130 The passage on four wives provides a model of how God limited the excesses subsisting in society while providing a mechanism for future scholars to reinterpret His Word and devine its full meaning. Islamic scholars have been reluctant to fully exercise the flexibility given to them in Islam, but there is now a growing movement to reapply the principles of ijtihad to the Qur’an and to carry society past the more limited outlook of its stultified and misogynistic past.

Aminah Assilmi is a renowned female scholar of Islam and the director of the International Union of Muslim Women. Sadly, sister Aminah died in a car accident near Newport, TN. after 3 AM March 5th, 2010, returning from a speech in New York, at the age of 65.
Muslim for 33 years, she gained international respect as a speaker, author and advocate for Islam and women’s rights.
In the memory of the renowned female activist we are presenting her personal story which has always impressed and inspired hundreds of individuals throughout her life and will continue to be a source of inspiration and encouragement to all truth-seekers until the end of time. May Allah (God) have mercy on her soul.

Aminah Assilmi’s First ٍٍSteps:::–

t all started with a computer glitch. She was a Southern Baptist girl, a radical feminist, and a broadcast journalist. She was a girl with an unusual caliber, who excelled in school, received scholarships, ran her own business, and was competing with professionals and getting awards — all these while she was going to college. Then one day a computer error happened that made her take up a mission as a devout Christian. Eventually, however, it resulted into something opposite and changed her life completely around.

It was 1975 when for the first time computer was used to pre-register for a class in her college. She was working on her degree on Recreation. She pre-registered for a class and then went to Oklahoma City to take care of a business. Her return was delayed and she came back to college two weeks into the class. Making up the missed work was no problem for her, but she was surprised to find that the computer mistakenly registered her for a Theatre class, a class where students would be required to perform in front of others.

She was a very reticent girl and she was horrified to think about performing in front of others. She could not drop the class for it was too late to do so. Failing the class was also not a choice, for she was receiving a scholarship that was paying for her tuition and receiving an ‘F’ would have jeopardized it.

Advised by her husband, she went to her teacher to work out some other alternative to performing, such as preparing costumes, etc. Assured by the teacher that he would try to help her, she went to the next class and was shocked by what she saw.

The class was full of Arabs and “camel jockeys”. That was enough for her. She came back home and decided not to go back to the class anymore. It was not possible for her to be in the middle of Arabs. “There was no way I was going to sit in a room full of dirty heathens!”

Her husband was calm as usual. He pointed out to her that God has a reason for everything and that she should think about it more before quitting. Besides, there was the scholarship that was paying her tuition. She went behind locked doors for two days to think about it. When she came out, she decided to continue the class. She felt that God had given her a task to convert the Arabs into Christianity.

Thus, she found herself with a mission to accomplish. Throughout the class, she would be discussing Christianity with her Arab classmates. “I proceeded to explain to them how they would burn in the fires of hell for all eternity if they did not accept Jesus as their personal savior. They were very polite, but did not convert. Then, I explained how Jesus loved them and had died on the cross to save them from their sins. All they had to do was accept him into their hearts.” They still did not convert, and so she decided to do something else: “I decided to read their own book to show them that Islam was a false religion and Muhammad was a false God”.

At her request, one student gave her a copy of the Quran and another book on Islam. With these two books she started her research, which she was to continue for the next one and half years.

She read the Quran fully and another fifteen books on Islam. Then she came back to the Quran and re-read it. During her research, she started taking notes that she found objectionable and which she would be able to use to prove that Islam was a false religion.

Unconsciously, however, she was changing from within which did not escape the attention of her husband. “I was changing, just in little ways but enough to bother him. We used to go to the bar every Friday and Saturday, or to a party, and I no longer wanted to go. I was quieter and more distant.”

She stopped drinking and eating pork. Her husband suspected her of having an affair with another man, for “it was only for a man that a woman changes”. Ultimately, she was asked to leave, and she soon found herself living in a separate apartment.

Watching A Rose Open – Petal By Petal

Throughout these times, she continued studying Islam and although she was changing subtly from within, she remained a devout Christian.

Then one day, there was a knock on her door. It was a man in a traditional Muslim robe, who appeared to her as a “man in a long white night gown with a red and white checkered table cloth on his head”. His name was Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik and he was accompanied by three other men in similar dress. She was very offended by Muslim men coming to her in nightgowns and pajamas.

She was further shocked when Abdul-Aziz told her that he understood that she wanted to be a Muslim. She replied that she was a Christian and she did not have any plan to become a Muslim. However, she had some questions to ask if they had the time.

At her invitation, they came inside. She now brought up the questions and objections that she noted down while she was researching. “I will never forget his name”, she said of Abdul-Aziz who proved to be a very patient and soft-mannered person. “He was very patient and discussed every question with me. He never made me feel silly or that a question was stupid.”

Abdul-Aziz listened to every question and objection and explained it within the proper context. “He explained that Allah (God) had told us to seek knowledge and questions were one of the ways to accomplish that.

When he explained something, it was like watching a rose open — petal by petal, until it reached its full glory. When I told him that I did not agree with something and why, he always said I was correct up to a point. Then he would show me how to look deeper and from different directions to reach a fuller understanding.”

It would not be long before she would externally submit to what she had already been submitting to internally during the last one and half years. Later in that same day, this southern Baptist girl would declare in front of Abdul-Aziz and his companions: “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah (God) and Muhammad is His Messenger.” It was May 21, 1977.

A Sacrifice for Faith & Conviction

Conversion to Islam, or to any other religion for that matter, is not always a simple thing to do. Except for a few fortunate ones, a new Muslim usually faces tough consequences.

The convert may face isolation from family and friends, if not pressure to go back to the family faith. Sometimes, a convert may even face sever economic hardship, as in the case of those who are asked to leave the house because of converting to Islam.

Some converts are fortunate to continue to be well respected by family and friends, but most of them face minor to severe hardship especially during the first few years after the conversion.

But the difficulty that Aminah Assilimi had to go through and the sacrifice that she had to make for the sake of her conviction and faith is almost unheard of. There are few who could rely so much on Allah (God) as she did, standing firm and meeting the challenges, making sacrifices, and yet maintaining a positive posture and influencing people around with the beauty of what she found and believed in.

She lost most of her friends, for she was “no fun anymore”.

Her mother did not accept her becoming a Muslim and hoped that it was a temporary zeal and that she would soon grow out of it.

Her “mental health expert” sister thought that she lost her mind. She attempted to put her in a mental health institution.

Her father was a calm and wise man. People would come to him for advice and he could comfort anyone in distress. But when he heard that his daughter became a Muslim, he loaded his double-barrel shotgun and started on his way to kill her. “It is better that she be dead rather than suffering in the deepest of Hell”, he said.

She was now without friends and without family.

She soon started wearing hijab. The day she put it on, she was denied her job. She was now without family, friends, and job. But her greatest sacrifice was yet to come.

She and her husband both loved each other very much. But, as previously mentioned, while she was studying Islam, her husband misunderstood her apparent changes and they separated.

She could not explain to him what was happening. “There was no way to make him understand what was changing me because I did not know.” Eventually he asked her to leave and she started living separately.

After she openly accepted Islam, it went worse. A divorce was now inevitable. This was a time when Islam was little known, much less understood for what it is.

She had two little children whom she loved dearly and whose custody should have rightfully be given to her. But in a grave violation of justice, she was denied their custody just because she became a Muslim. Before giving the formal verdict, the judge offered her a harsh choice: either renounce Islam and get custody of the children, or keep Islam and leave the children. She was given 20 minutes to make a decision.

She loved her children very dearly. It is perhaps the worst nightmare that a mother can have: asked to willfully leave her child — not for one day, month, or year, but forever. On the other hand, how could she keep the truth away from her children and live as a hypocrite?

“It was the most painful 20 minutes in my life”, she said in an interview. Those of us who are mothers and fathers, especially of young children, little imagination is needed to feel the pain and torment that she must have passed every second in those 20 minutes. What added further to her pain was that according to doctors, she could never bear another child because of certain complications.

“I prayed like I had never done before. I knew that there was no safer place for my children to be than in the hands of Allah (God). If I denied Him, there would be no way in the future to show my children the wonders of being with Allah.”

She decided to retain Islam. Her two dear children – one little boy and one little girl – were taken away from her and given to her ex-husband.

For a mother, is there a sacrifice greater than this – a sacrifice that is done for no material reason but only for faith and conviction?

“I left the court knowing that life without my babies would be very difficult. My heart bled, even though I knew, inside, I had done the right thing.” She found comfort in the following verses of the Quran:

[God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His leave? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they do not comprehend any of His knowledge except what He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth; it does not weary Him to preserve them both. He is the Most High, the Tremendous.](Al-Baqarah2: 255)

Help of Allah Is Always Near!

[Do you suppose that you will enter the Garden (Paradise) without first having suffered like those before you? They were afflicted by misfortune and hardship, and they were so shaken that even [their] messenger and the believers with him cried, ‘When will God’s help arrive?’ Truly, God’s help is near.] (Al-Baqarah2: 214)

Perhaps the air of Colorado was too thin for justice. Or perhaps there was a plan in Allah’s greater scheme of affairs. Aminah Assilimi later fought back and took her case to the media. Although she did not get custody of her children again, a change was made in the Colorado law that one cannot be denied child custody on the basis of his or her religion.

Indeed Allah’s love and mercy engulfed her so much that it was as if she has been granted the touchstone of Islam. Wherever she goes, people are touched by her beautiful words and Islamic manners and become Muslim.

By accepting Islam, she became a changed person, and a much better person. So much so that her family, relatives, and people around her started appreciating her mannerism and the faith that brought about such changes in her.

Despite her family’s initial reaction, she remained in touch with them and addressed them with respect and humility, just as the Quran enjoins the Muslims to do. She would send cards to her parents on different occasions, but she would always write down a verse from the Quran or the Hadith (a saying of Prophet Muhammad) without mentioning the source of such beautiful words of wisdom. It was not long before she started making a positive influence among her family members.

The first to become Muslim was her grand-mother. She was over 100 years old. Soon after accepting Islam, she died. “The day she pronounced Shahadah (the testimony of faith), all her misdeeds had been erased, while her good deeds were preserved. She died so soon after accepting Islam that I knew her book was bound to be heavy on the good side. It fills me with such a joy!”

Next to become Muslim was her father, the one who wanted to kill her after she became Muslim. Thus, he brought alive the story of Umar ibn al-Khattab. Umar was a Companion of the Prophet who persecuted the early Muslims before he converted to Islam. When he heard one day that his sister became a Muslim, he went out with an open sword to kill her. But upon hearing some of the verses from the Quran that his sister was reciting, he recognized the truth and went straight to Prophet Muhammad and accepted Islam.

Two years after Assilmi accepted Islam, her mother called and said that she appreciated her faith and hoped that she would keep it. A couple of years later, she called again and asked her about what one would need to do to become a Muslim. Assilmi replied that one had to believe that there is only One God and Muhammad was his Messenger. “Any fool knows that. But what do you have to do?”, she asked again. She replied that if that is what she believed, then she was already a Muslim! At this, her mother said, “Well…OK. But let’s not tell your father just yet”.

She was not aware that her husband (Assilmi’s step-father) had had the same conversation with her a few weeks earlier. Thus, the two lived together as Muslims for years in secret without knowing that the other was also a Muslim.

Her sister who wanted to put her in a mental institution accepted Islam as well. She must have realized that becoming Muslim is indeed the most healthy and sound thing to do.

Her son, upon becoming adult, accepted Islam. When he turned 21, he called her and said that he wanted to become a Muslim.

Sixteen years after the divorce, her ex-husband also accepted Islam. He said that he had been watching her for sixteen years and wanted his daughter to have the same religion that she had. He came to her and apologized for what he had done. He was a very nice gentleman and Assilimi had forgiven him long ago.

Perhaps the greatest reward for her was yet to come. Assilmi later married another person, and despite the doctors’ verdict that she could never conceive another child, Allah blessed her with a beautiful boy. If Allah Almighty makes a gift to someone, who can prevent Him? It was truly a wonderful blessing from Allah, and so she named him “Barakah” (blessing).

Radiating With Allah’s Love

The sacrifice that Assilmi made for the sake of Allah (God) was tremendous. And so Allah turned in mercy to her and rewarded her with enormous blessings. Her family discarded her after she accepted Islam, and now by Allah’s mercy, most of them are Muslim. She lost her friends because of Islam, and now she is being loved by so many. “Friends who loved came out of nowhere”, she said. Allah’s blessings came upon her so much that wherever she goes people are touched by the beauty of Islam and accept the Truth. Both Muslims and non-Muslims now used to come to her for advice and counseling.

She lost her job because of wearing hijab, and later she became the President of the International Union of Muslim Women. She delivered lectures nationwide and was in high demand. It was her organization that successfully lobbied for the “Eid Stamp” and had it approved by the United States Postal Service, but it took many years of work. She was working on making the Eid Day as a national holiday.

She has tremendous trust in Allah’s love and mercy and she never looses faith in Him. She was once diagnosed with cancer some years ago. Doctors said that it was in an advanced stage and that she would live for another year. But her faith in Allah remained strong. “We must all die. I was confident that the pain I was experiencing contained blessings.”

As a brilliant example of how much one can love Allah, she mentions about a friend of her named Kareem Al-Misawi who died of cancer when he was in his 20s:

“Shortly before he died, he told me that Allah was truly Merciful. This man was in unbelievable anguish and was radiating with Allah’s love. He said: “Allah intends that I should enter heaven with a clean book.” His death experience gave me something to think about. He taught me of Allah’s love and mercy.”

All praise is due to Allah, she continues to live in good health. She now thinks that having cancer was the greatest blessing that she ever had.

Assilmi’s is a story of faith and conviction. It is a story of test and tribulation and success. It is a story of triumphant victory of faith. It is a story of inspiration for the rest of us, and it is a story of confidence and reliance on Allah. It is a story of Allah’s love and mercy, and it is a story of Allah’s promise coming true. “True, Allah has tested me as was promised, and rewarded me far beyond what I could have ever hoped for”.

May Almighty Allah shower His love, mercy, and blessings on the soul of this wonderful Muslimah. May Allah benefit more and more people by her story and example, and turn their hearts to the Message of Truth, and to His love and mercy.
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I converted to Islam around five years ago alhamdulellah and I came to Dubai from Kyrgyzstan from central Asia and I’m staying here for around 9 months, alhamdulellah.

I was born around 60 kilometers from the capital of my country, and I was born with my grandmothers both from my father’s side and my mother’s side. They were responsible for my education, and I loved them so much and I miss them so much also.

When I was not a Muslim, I was just an observer, and I looked at Muslims and the Muslim’s life. We have some mosques in our country, but I was not in Islam and I just saw people at the end of Ramadan at the Fajr prayer, there were a lot of Muslims in the central square and they were just praying together, masha’Allah. This is amazing. But after when I converted to Islam I just got to know new people and I noticed that a lot of young people converted to Islam around the world from different nationalities.

Alhamdulellah, every year at the end of Ramadan, in the central square there is no free space for praying alhamdulellah.

I used to go with my grandmother to the Orthodox Church. I was in the chorus also. I used to sing christian songs with my grandmother. It was good but there was a lot of conflict inside me because when I was so small I could not understand. I was going to church and I could not understand why are people playing in front of the pictures and in front of the icons? It was a huge conflict inside my heart and my soul. After some time, I just was asking my grandmother why are people just praying in front of the pictures? And nobody gave me the correct answer.

For this reason I continued my soul search. I really wanted to find something for my soul, for my heart, to be satisfied with my religion. I was looking into different religions, to try something, to find something which is very close to me, to my heart, and to my soul. I was searching in the books, libraries, and internet about different religions all over the world. I was interested in Hinduism and Buddhism just to know the concept of these religions. I just found Islam five years ago, alhamdulellah. It was so amazing like I discovered a new world for me. And a new chapter of my life started.

When I was 19-20 years old, I started to read the Bible because I was trying to find the truth; why are we here? And why God created all the human beings? And what are we doing here in the earth? What about the stars, what about the universe, about everything? And what is the mystery of the sunrise and the sunset? And I started reading from the old parts of the Bible. But when I read the new parts it was so different, and it was more questions for me than answers.

So I kept searching. I wanted to know about all this. There were so many questions I had and I was asking so many people from the church. I was asking my grandma about this and how I found so much difference between the old parts of the Bible and the new ones. I just wanted to find the truth.

I found wonderful people who started to make dawah to me, alhamdulellah. So I started to get knowledge from them. They explained so many things to me like how to wash your face, how to perform the salat. It was amazing to listen to the hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), about his life and about the actions in Islam; what should we do and what shouldn’t we do. It was so slowly, step by step. There was no force. I was just getting to know about Islam more and more.

Everyday I was learning something new, and there is so simple facts in Islam. The most favorite thing is that there is no one between you and Allah Almighty. And you can ask Allah directly, no need to ask people to go to the church and it’s you can make duaa directly to Allah Almighty, and this faith became stronger and stronger, and Allah just open my heart, eyes, and ears and then I said shahadah (I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger). Alhamdulellah I became a Muslim on that day and I’ll never forget this wonderful day in my life, and a new chapter of my life started, alhamdulellah.

I was trying to explain my religion, how is life in Islam? It’s so different. Of course I met a lot of problems from my parent’s sides and from my grandmum, and she said “Oh how come like this, why you converted from a Christian religion to Islam.” And still maybe right now she can’t understand fully like one hundred percent why I changed my religion, and I keep trying to explain that Allah is the God, he is the one, he is the only one and we should perform the salat five times a day, alhamdulellah. So another chapter of life starts when I started to pray five times a day, and it was amazing when you pray and this time between one prayer and another prayer you feel yourself so happy, alhamdulellah.

I started to wear hijab more than one year ago, alhamdulellah. First I started to pray, and I was making duaa “Please Allah make me become more stronger, make my Islam stronger”, because when I was going inside a prayer room I covered myself and after the prayer I uncovered and go outside, and I was trying to make my Iman (faith) stronger. And I just kept asking Allah please make hijab the usual wearing for me for everyday, and alhamdulellah it was within one year ago I started to cover myself. I was working at that time at a university. I was teaching there, and I had a lot of students around me and teachers and professors also, more than two thousand five hundred, and every one came to me and asked:

I said “Oh my God, I know about Islam and you also know about Islam. Alhamdulellah I converted to Islam and I decided to cover myself”

But still inside my family, it was a big conflict:

“Why did you start to cover? Why are you wearing a scarf? Why are you wearing different clothes?”

One thousand questions everyday “Why did you start wearing Hijab?”

And when I was just planning to go to my university, and I asked my mother which colors of my scarf I should choose, which clothes match better, and so on.

And she said “No way, it’s much better without a scarf!”

“Mom, all you can say like this” It’s not acceptable for me, please just understand my soul, and understand what lies in my heart. And alhamdulellah, slowly after one month my mum offered a gift for me. She just presented one green scarf for me! It was a big sign from Allah’s side that my mum slowly started to understand that I convert to Islam and it is very serious for me.

1. Dress up for your wife, look clean and smell good. When was the last time us men went shopping for designer pajamas? Just like the husband wants his wife to look nice for him, she also wants her husband to dress up for her too. Remember that Rasul Allah- sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – would always start with Miswak when returning home and always loved the sweetest smells.
2. Use the cutest names for your wife. Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – had nicknames for his wives, ones that they loved. Call your wife by the most beloved names to her, and avoid using names that hurt their feelings.
3. Don’t treat her like a fly. We never think about a fly in our daily lives until it ‘bugs’ us. Similarly, a wife will do well all day – which brings no attention from the husband – until she does something to ‘bug’ him. Don’t treat her like this; recognize all the goodthat she does and focus on that.
4. If you see wrong from your wife,try being silent and do not comment! This is one of the ways Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – used when he would see something inappropriate from his wives – radi Allahu ‘anhunn. It’s a technique that few Muslim men have mastered.
5. Smile at your wife whenever yousee her and embrace her often. Smiling is Sadaqah and your wife isnot exempt from the Muslim Ummah. Imagine life with her constantly seeing you smiling. Remember also those Ahadith when Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhiwa sallam – would kiss his wife before leaving for Salah, even if he was fasting.
6. Thank her for all that she does for you. Then thank her again! Take for example a dinner at your house. She makes the food, cleans the home, and a dozen other tasks to prepare. And sometimes the only acknowledgement she receives is that there needed to be more salt in the soup. Don’t let thatbe; thank her!
7. Ask her to write down the last ten things you did for her that made her happy. Then go and do them again. It may be hard to recognize what gives your wife pleasure. You don’t have to play a guessing game, ask her and work on repeating those times in your life.
8. Don’t be little her desires. Comfort her. Sometimes the men may look down upon the requests of their wives. Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam set the example for us in an incident whenSafiyyah – radi Allahu ‘anha – was crying because, as she said, he had put her on a slow camel. He wiped her tears, comforted her, and brought her the camel.
9. Be humorous and Play games with your wife. Look at how Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – would race his wife Aisha – radi Allahu ‘anha – in the desert. When was the last time we did something like that?
10. Always remember the words of Allah’s Messenger – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam: “The best of you are those who treat their families the best. And I am the best amongst you to my family.” Try to be the best!
In conclusion: Never forget to make Dua to Allah – azza wa jall – tomake your marriage successful. And Allah ta’ala knows best!!

■■Will women wear hijab in Paradise too?■■
Question
I heard that muslim women would be in islamic hijab in jannah(paradise) too, or she soul not be able to see men other than her mahram relatives .what i knew was that a women must wear niqab and Islamic hijab in this world only. please i need clarification because someone told me a hadith regarding this issue.

Answer
Praise be to Allaah.
Paradise is the abode of bliss and not the abode of responsibilities. Allaah has created in it delights that no eye has seen, no ear has heard and it has not crossed the mind of man. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do” [al-Sajdah 32:17].

The Muslim should not ask too many questions about what is in Paradise, with regard to matters that he may think of as restrictions or hardships.

Paradise is a different world that has nothing in common with this world except names only; the realities of things are completely different. We should not go out of our way to compare things in Paradise with their counterparts in this world.

The main thing mentioned with regard to the relationship between men and non-mahram women is lowering the gaze and not looking at the share that others have of the delights of Paradise.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Wherein both will be Qaasiraat‑ut‑Tarf [chaste females (wives) restraining their glances, desiring none except their husbands], whom no man or jinni has touched before them” [al-Rahmaan 55:56].

This refers to al-hoor al-‘iyn; does it indicate that this applies to other women too? This is a matter that is subject to further examination.

Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

“restraining their glances” means that they lower their gaze and avoid looking at men other than their husbands, so they do not think that there is anything in Paradise that is more handsome than their husbands. This was stated by Ibn ‘Abbaas, Qataadah, ‘Ata’ al-Khuraasaani and Ibn Zayd. And it was narrated that one of them will say to her husband: By Allaah I do not think that there is anything in Paradise finer than you, or that there is anything in Paradise dearer to me than you; praise be to Allaah Who has made you for me and made me for you. End quote.

With regard to wearing the khimaar or head cover, we have not come across any report which speaks of that in detail, rather there is a reference to it in a hadeeth narrated by Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “To go out and come back (in jihad) for the sake of Allaah is better than this world and everything in it. The space of the bow of one of you in Paradise or the space of his whip is better than this world and everything in it. If a woman from among the people of Paradise were to look out over the people of this world, everything between them would be illuminated and filled with fragrance, and her kerchief on her head is better than this world and everything in it.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (hadeeth no. 2796).

But that is not sufficient to be certain that the women of Paradise will be obliged to cover their heads, for three reasons:

1.

Some scholars interpret the word naseef (translated above as kerchief) as referring to the band that a woman wraps around her head, which does not cover the head, rather women wear it for adornment.

2.

The context of the hadeeth does not reflect that meaning, because what is meant in the hadeeth is to emphasise the extreme beauty of the womenfolk of the people of Paradise and the hoor al-‘iyn, such that the smallest thing worn by them is better than this world and everything in it. The focus is not the kerchief itself. There is another report in which it says: “and her crown on her head…”

3.

Moreover this casual mention of the kerchief does not mean that all the women wear it or at all times and in all places, and in front of all people. To understand it in such general terms requires special evidence, which we cannot find.

Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

The words “her kerchief” in the hadeeth are understood to refer to the khimaar. This interpretation comes from Qutaybah and was narrated by al-Ismaa’eeli in another isnaad from Ismaa’eel ibn Ja’far.

In the report of al-Tabaraani it says, “her crown on her head.”

Abu ‘Ubayd al-Harawi narrated that the naseef (kerchief) is the wrapper that a woman wears on her head.

Al-Azhari said: It is like the band that a woman wraps around her head. End quote.

Fath al-Baari (11/442).

And Allaah knows best.

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This is the story of a businessman who has four wives. Among his wives, he loved the fourth wife. Because she was the prettiest. She therefore bestowed abundant wealth and pleasure and always give the best to his fourth wife’s.

He also loved the third wife. He was very proud of her. In many
opportunities and meetings and he always took his third wife introduced it to everyone. Nevertheless, he was always worried that his wife was having an affair with someone else.

The second wife was also very he liked. She is a figure of a patient and understanding wife. Place sigh and complain of various life issues. She was always helping and assisting him through difficult times.

The first wife. She is a very loyal partner. Her love for her husband is unmatched by any other. She’s always give good thing for the family. Always treat and manage her husband’s wealth and business. However, her husband does not love her too much, and even less likely to care about her.

Once the businessman was seriously ill. He realizes that his life will soon be over. He muttered, “Right now I have four wives, but if I die I’ll be alone. How unfortunate if I had one myself.”

Then he asked all his wife came in, and began to ask his fourth wife. “You are the most wife I loved, I give you dresses and beautiful jewelry. Would you come with me when I die?”

Fourth wife replied: “How could I be with you, I do not want to!” then she passed away. The answer is certainly very painful.

Poor businessman then asked his third wife. “I also love you, will you come with me accompanying end of my life?” Third wife replied ‘”I still want to enjoy the beauty of life, a better view of me marry another man like me.” The employers increasingly battered and torn heart. His body was limp.

Then he asked his second wife. “My Wife, you always help me when I get into trouble, now I need your help. If I die, will you come with me?”

Second wife replied quietly. “I’m sorry, this time I can not help you. I’ll just take it to the grave. Later I’ll make a beautiful tomb for you.”

The businessman is now desperate. Suddenly a soft voice, “my husband, I will accompany you wherever you go and I’ll stay with you forever. I remain faithful until whenever.” The entrepreneur turned toward the voice, found his first wife. She looks so skinny and neglected, very shabby clothes and shoddy.

With profound regret, the businessman wept. “If only I could take care of you while I was still able and healthy, would not have let you languish like this, my wife.”

Lessons

Living in this world we are like have the essence of four wives:

The fourth wife, is our body. No matter how we decorate our bodies so it looks beautiful and strong, but everything will be lost and wasted, nothing left at all when we face God someday.

Third wife, is the social status and wealth. When we die, it will all go away and move on to someone else.

Second wife, a relative and close friends. As close as any relationship we have with them, we will not be with them forever. Just to grave they will accompany us.

And first wife, is the soul and our charity. It is often forgotten and ignored for the sake of a moment of personal pleasure. Though soul and charity is what will help and accompany us in death. We will stand in the desert accompanied mahsyar our charity. Therefore we consider the charity, before its too late, before life separated from our body.

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It's Such A Cold Night And It's So Dark Walking Down The Streets Of Memories I'm Here All Alone With No One By My Side It's Only Me Thinking Of You With Hands Full Of Sin o'Allah Here I Come o'Allah I'm Crying For Forgiveness Although I Have Betrayed You So Many Times In The Past o'Lord,It's So Fair For You To Punish Me In The Morning Light On A Sunny Day Crying Happy Tears Coz I'm Free I Need You To Guide Me Protect Me Don't Ever Leave Me Strenghten My Faith Lightup My Heart With The Light Of Iman o'Allah I Want To Thank You For Saving Me o'Allah Thank You For Giving Me Hope I Promise You I Won't Betray You Any More o'Lord I Hope You'd Always Guide Me And Lead Me To Happiness With The Ones You Love Together In Paradise

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your word,your dreams and your thoughts have the power to create conditions in your life -what you speak about,you can bring about -if you keep saying you cant stand your job,you might lost your job -if you keep you cant stand your body,your body can become sick watch your thought they become words watch your words they become actions watch your actions they become habit watch your habits they become character watch your character for it become your destiny

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Sleep well dear children For tomorrow you wan`t remember me I was your history What you used to be Can you recall the time you cry When darkness, cold, fear and hunger Scared you to death You wish it wasn`t true Wake up, the children are calling you "have mercy on us, we`re helpless without you Don`t lie us die, don`t ask us why I`m telling you to Wake up, wrinkled faces of your creator "have mercy on us words don`t come easy We live in fear from your anger" The blood of sin runs through you Candle of life burnson for you Sleep well and never wakes up The wheel has turned Your children controlling you You live in fear from your anger

"The servant who seeks the pleasure of Allaah, never abandons repentance. He remains in the state of repentance until the end of his life."

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